This event is supported by many important and influential companies, brands and people. To start with they are supported by event Scotland, the Scottish government and even the Edinburgh city council. As the Edinburgh international film festival is a great networking event it is also supported by many businesses within and out with the industry. The events involvement in the community has encouraged many generous donations as many want to support the opportunities they create for young people interested in the industry of film. The organisation aim to developed strong relationships with their sponsors and hope to bring many positive outcomes to all who partner with them. They believe that even being known as a company that works …show more content…
These organisations are listed on their website and include the city of Edinburgh council, event Scotland and even the Scottish government through funding. On their website they also list other events on their website going on in Edinburgh at that time of this event. They also share some travelling advice about how to get there, where to stay, eat and go. This encourages visitors from other countries as it shows them they can come to visit for more than one event. This is a strategy mentioned in the perfect stage document. As part of this strategy, over the last few years event Scotland have been giving each year of events a theme. An example of this is that currently 2015 is the year of food and drink. This therefore means that this year in Scotland there has been many events related to this. Scotland’s traditional food and drinks have been used to showcase Scotland and its differences. Event Scotland has used this to put great emphasis on certain parts of the Scottish Culture. This promotes Scotland as a tourist destination and shows the world why they should visit Scotland. The year of 2016 will be the year of Innovation, architecture and design. This does link in with the Edinburgh film festival as the festival itself is an event that promotes creativity, innovation and